The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-03-05
Trip SC Lake Charles Inter
tate Convention. Teb.
s:s "a.

Editor Abbevllle M~eridional: |
There is no Necessity Tor giving
detailed account Of the Lake Char
les convention, as it has been given
in foil by the New Orleans press.
Those who have not attended Il con
vention OF the hardy sons OF toll
can not realize the benefit Of those
associations.
The Northwe,t is largely indcht'
ed to their confined organizations
for their great prosperity. When
we find men living on from forty to
one hundred andsixty acres Of laud,
and keep from twenty to one hun
dred cows, and hogs, and poultry
enough for family use, aud some for
market, We wonder how they Go 1T.
Mingle with then in convention, you
will find out bow they accomplish it.
There YOU will Hear from practical
farmers how they manage their
farms. One will tell You how he
drains his farm. another will tell YOU
how lie builds his barns and stables,
some one else will tell you how he
manages his cattle; some lady may
tell you her method Of making but
ter and cheese, and what utensils
she likes best, and 50 on through
the whole domestic economy, an IN
terchange of ideas to do, and how
not to do.
You will perceive that when one
makes an improvement, on old meth
DDS, they all reap the advantage OF
i. through their conventions. South
ern people are their equals in ca
paci;y, but not their equal in care
full thought and economy. Economy,
careful thought and great industry
are the greatmotlye power OF North
western people. If u farmers
would meet them in convention fire.
euently, they would find it greatly
to their advantage.
We talked with many delegates
that liked the description we gave
of our parish, but want of convey
ance prevented them trom coming
to see for themselves onr rich and
beautiful country. The Western
man does not like to get oat of hear
ing of tie clatter and hustle of a
railroad. Build a railroad, then
you Eaay look for good and substan-
lial immigration, They n very
wei! aware that our climate posses
ses many advantages over theirs:
they know they can make two for,
age crops here where they can make
bus one in a cold climate: they
know also they can avoid expensive
barns aud winter stock for one
fourth here for what they "a in a
cold climate.
One thing they have formerly
feared, that is. nalarial ~tevers; hut
they are fast finding out their mis-
take. 4 lady asked me very par
ticnlarlv about our health in sum
mer. She appeared to have no fears
E of winter sickness. She was very
fearful Of sickness in summer. ]
asked il she thought | was a sickly
specimen. She said [ looked healthy
now. bat might be sicAly in summer
When she was told that not one
dose of medicine had passed my
lips for twelve years, she looked q
little i%ncredulons at first, but finally
concluded that | vas a pretty gooc
specimen Of health, but was inclined
, to think my cas- was an exception
which was really the case. She Was
told so, and was satisfied.
One thing | learned, at the con
vention in regard to the Lecontt
aud Keiffer pears were OF much note
to me. They will not Dere rich ano
i, succulent fruit but a short distance
! from the coast. The same is thu
case with Japan fruits. They art
t all unfavorably spoken Ct at tn
!, North. They are all %unsuited to /
cold climate. They will not flou:isI
!, but a short distance beyond th'
orange belt. They are strictly {
.; semi-tropical fruit. They can fur
] nish US winter apples, bnt we Car
look over tteir heads with Lecontt
; and keiffer pears. Japan persin
. mons and Japan Medler plnms.
have selected a better location fo1
an orchard than / was aware o